Toilet Seat Lift

ABSTRACT

The invention is a toilet seat lift is a stick made of a disposable, flushable material with a stop and adhesive area to attach to the toilet seat lid. It is placed between the lid and the seat to lift the lid up. It can also be used to lift the seat and lid from the bowl. Once used the toilet seat lift can be disposed by placing it within the toilet bowl and flushed.

CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS (IF ANY)

None

BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention

The invention relates to a toilet seat lift in more particular a liftthat can be flushed.

2. Description of Prior Art

The use of public bathrooms can be a bad experience or traumatic forthose who are afraid of germs. The lifting and closing of a toilet seatcan be a trying feat

There currently no products that help with the lifting and closing oftoilet seats that are portable, aew easy to use and install, flushableand inexpensive.

There are hand gripping lifts like the Q Lifter that can be used withoutdirectly contacting with the toilet seat by a hand of a user forsanitary purposes. But these are not portable to be carried by the userfor multiple use or single use and cannot be deposed by flushing.

There are numerous foot pedal products like the Easy Seat Foot OperatedToilet Seat Pedal, Foot Flush and the Windsor direct Footflush footpedals but none of these are disposable, portable and require to be afixture to the toilet. They require the use of a users foot to press apedal which could make the user of balanced and fall.

There are hands-free automatic Toilet Seat where the seat lid risesautomatically for female or sit-down use. These open-close mechanism arecontrolled by infrared and motion sensors but these products areexpensive and have to be installed as a fixture so they cannot becarried with the user. They can be difficult to set up and use.

None of the prior art can be used by a user at any location for a singleone time or multiple uses nor are they deposable and flushable.

There is still room for improvement in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a toilet seat lift. It is used to raise andlower a toilet seat without the user have to touch the toilet seat.

The toilet seat lift is a stick made of a disposable, flushable materialwith a stop and adhesive area to attach to the toilet seat. It is placedbetween the seat and the bowl to lift the seat up. It can also be usedto lift the lid.

Once used the toilet seat lift can be disposed by placing it within thetoilet bowl and flushed as it is made of a water soluble material andwill dissolve in water. It can also be attach to the seat if the userdesires to use it for a longer time.

The current invention is more efficient, effective, accurate andfunctional than the current art.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Without restricting the full scope of this invention, the preferred formof this invention is illustrated in the following drawings:

FIG. 1 displays a front right perspective view of the Toilet Seat Lift;

FIG. 2 displays a top view of the lift;

FIG. 3 shows a side view of the lift;

FIG. 4 displays a front right perspective view of the lift with thesticky strip;

FIG. 5 displays a side view with the sticky strip on the lift; and

FIG. 6 displays the lift being used.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

There are a number of significant design features and improvementsincorporated within the invention.

The present invention is a idea is for a peel-n-stick toilet seat lift 1for the toilet seat, as shown in FIGS. 1-5. It is used to raise andlower a toilet seat 15 without the user have to touch the toilet seat 15as shown in FIG. 6.

The toilet seat lift 1 is a stick made of a disposable, flushablematerial with a stop 20 and can have an adhesive area 30 to attach tothe toilet seat 15. It is placed between the seat 15 and the the bowl 12to lift the seat 15 up as shown in FIG. 6. It can also be used to liftthe lid 10 from the seat 15. The lift 1 is designed for single usewithout the adhesive area 30 for a simple one time use and flush. For alonger use it can be mounted with the adhesive area 30 and flushed whendone.

In the preferred embodiment, the toilet seat lift 1 is comprised of aflat rectangular shaped stick 23 with a flat bottom and top with a stop20 on the top of the stick 23 as shown in FIG. 6. The stop 20 is at 90degrees from the top of the stick 23 and is about one third from thefront of the stick 23. The stop 20 divides the stick 23 into the handleend 27 and the lift end 29. In one embodiment, there is a sticky surface40 on the top of the lift portion 29 and the lift side of the stop 20.In the preferred embodiment, it is a peel-n-stick lift strip 40 in a 90degree angle as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The peel-n-stick lift strip 40can be already attached to the lift 1 or be placed on the lift 1 by theuser.

The lift end 29 will have an bevel 45% angled end so that it can moreeasily fit under the toilet seat 15 or lid 10. In the preferredembodiment, the dimensions will be that the stick 23 will have an ⅛ inchthickness and be 2⅜ inches in total length. The stop 20 will be ½ aninch tall and positioned ¾ of an inch from lift end 29. The stick 23will be ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch in height.

The toilet seat lift 1 can be made in different colors to match thetoilet color if desired.

Operation

As shown in FIG. 7, a user peals the cover of the peal and stick strip40 and sticks the lift 1 under the bottom of the toilet seat 15. Thehandle end 27 sticks out far enough to grasp to allow the user to raisethe lid 10 or the seat 15 without touching the seat 15 with their hands.The long strip 25 design with a stop 20 make it easily removable andsince it is made of a dissolvable material it is easy to dispose of.

Once used the toilet seat lift 1 can be disposed by placing it withinthe toilet bowl and flushed as it is made of a water soluble materialand will dissolve in water.

Advantages

The current invention is designed for use with any bathroom and allowsthe user to avoid germs and waste by allowing them to lift up the toiletseat and lid without have to touch them. Since it is made of adissolvable material it is easy to depose of as well. Its improvementsare: cost, being made from a water soluble material that is flushable,and being made for dual use (2 in 1), that include being made for bothsingle use without the sticky strip, and reusable short term mounteduse.

Although the present invention has been described in considerable detailwith reference to certain preferred versions thereof, other versions arepossible. Therefore, the point and scope of the appended claims shouldnot be limited to the description of the preferred versions containedherein.

As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of thepresent invention, the same should be apparent from the abovedescription. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the mannerof usage and operation will be provided. With respect to the abovedescription, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensionalrelationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations insize, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assemblyand use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in theart, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in thedrawings and described in the specification are intended to beencompassed by the present invention.

Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of theprinciples of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications andchanges will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is notdesired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operationshown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications andequivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of theinvention.

That which is claimed is:
 1. A device to lift a toilet seat or lidcomprising: a stick made with a water soluble material with a top sideand bottom side with a stop extending from the top side.
 2. A deviceaccording to claim 1 comprising: having the stop divide the stick into alift side and a handle side.
 3. A device according to claim 2comprising: having an adhesive are on the lift side and the side of thestop facing the lift side.
 4. A device according to claim 3 comprising:having the adhesive being a stick and peal strip.
 5. A device accordingto claim 2 comprising: having a user apply an adhesive to the stick ontop lift side and the stop.
 6. A device according to claim 2 comprising:having the lift side having an angled front.
 7. A device according toclaim 6 comprising: having the angle at 45 degrees.
 8. A deviceaccording to claim 1 comprising: having the stick be a single use.
 9. Adevice according to claim 3 comprising: having the stick attached by theadhesive area for multiple uses.
 10. A device according to claim 3comprising: being flushable.
 11. A device according to claim 3comprising: having the stick 23 be ⅛ inch in thickness and 2⅜ inches inlength, ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch in height.
 12. A deviceaccording to claim 3 comprising: having the stop ½ an inch tall andpositioned ¾ of an inch from the end of the lift end.
 13. A deviceaccording to claim 1 comprising: being deposable.
 14. A device to lift atoilet seat or lid comprising: a stick made with a a water solublematerial with a top side and bottom side with a stop extending from thetop side having the stop divide the stick into a lift side having anangled front and a handle side, and having an adhesive are on the liftside and the side of the stop facing the lift side.
 15. A deviceaccording to claim 14 comprising: having the adhesive being a stick andpeal strip.
 16. A device according to claim 14 comprising: having thestick be a single use.
 17. A device according to claim 14 comprising:having the stick attached by the adhesive area for multiple uses.
 18. Adevice according to claim 14 comprising: being flushable.
 19. A deviceaccording to claim 14 comprising: having the stick 23 be ⅛ inch inthickness and 2⅜ inches in length, ¼ an inch wide and ⅛ of an inch inheight, having the stop ½ an inch tall and positioned ¾ of an inch fromthe end of the lift end.
 20. A process to lift a toilet seat comprising:using the device in claim 14.